John Gotti III wants to create his own path as one of the top welterweight prospects in the sport, but he is proud of his last name and the attention that comes with it. Gotti III will look to improve to 6-0 when he faces Nick Alley in the main event of CES 61 on
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) It sounds like we can forget about seeing Darren Till cornering Mike Perry at UFC 255. Perry, one of the more popular fighters in the UFC welterweight division, is set to take on former UFC welterweight champ Robbie Lawler on the November 21 card. Ahead of the
Jan Blachowicz captured the light heavyweight title by smashing top contender Dominick Reyes at the UFC 253 pay-per-view (PPV) event earlier this month on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, the same card that saw Israel Adesanya defend his middleweight strap against 185-pound bruiser Paulo Costa. Since UFC “super fights” are all the rage these days,
Edson Barboza says he’s ready for a Top 5 UFC featherweight opponent [embedded content] After coming up short in his featherweight debut in May, Edson Barboza picked up his first win in the 145-pound division on Saturday in the UFC on ESPN+ 37 (aka UFC Fight Island 5) co-main event. Barboza faced Makwan Amirkhani and
UFC will continue its run of shows on UFC FIGHT ISLAND with a pivotal matchup in the bantamweight division as former title challenger and No. 1 ranked Marlon Moraes battles No. 4 ranked Cory Sandhagen with a potential title shot on the line. The co-main event will see dynamic featherweights compete to climb the rankings
Cory Sandhagen does not expect to be the first challenger to Petr Yan’s bantamweight title reign, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be ready to be. Following Cory Sandhagen’s spectacular finish of Marlon Moraes at UFC on ESPN+37, there seems to be nowhere for Sandhagen to go but up. The only hurdle currently in his
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10:40 PM ET Cory Sandhagen, like many other UFC fighters, wasn’t able to go to his gym early this year at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. During that time, the bantamweight contender was home, working striking techniques on an inanimate “body opponent bag.” One of the techniques he drilled ended up paying dividends at
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Reigning and undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya finds the recent callouts from former division title holder Chris Weidman “a bit weird”. Despite going just 2-5 over his past seven Octagon appearances Weidman has been doing his best to score a title fight with ‘Stylebender’. Ever since Israel Adesanya handed Paulo Costa the first loss
Michael Chandler recently revealed that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) offered him a fight against Tony Ferguson — as well as one against Dustin Poirier — at UFC 254 on Oct. 24, 2020, which “El Cucuy” turned down. “The Diamond” did the same, according to Chandler. According to Ferguson, the fight was floated but he wasn’t
Khabib gives an inside look into UFC 254 training camp in Dubai [embedded content] Ahead of his UFC 254 title unification bout with interim champion Justin Gaethje on Fight Island, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov gives a behind the scenes look into his training for the bout in Dubai. This will be the first time
Prelims Tom Breese (186) vs KB Bhullar (186) Chris Daukaus (227) vs Rodrigo Nascimento (265) Impa Kasanganay (185.5) vs Joaquin Buckley (185.5) Watch The Entire Event With Your ESPN+ Subscription Ali AlQaisi (136) vs Tony Kelley (136) Giga Chikadze (146) vs Omar Morales (145.5) Tracy Cortez (136) vs Stephanie Egger (135.5) Bruno Silva (125.5) vs
Joaquin Buckley put himself on everybody’s radar last night with a highlight reel KO of Impa Kasanganay. Buckley hit his opponent with a sensational spinning back kick in the 2nd round, earning him his first UFC victory. Following the fight, Dana White congratulated Buckley on a highlight reel worthy victory. The 26-year-old fighter was also
4:42 PM ET The UFC bantamweight contender picture will gain some clarity Saturday night. Marlon Moraes meets Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The card will take place at the Flash Forum on Yas Island, which the UFC has dubbed “Fight Island,” the promotion’s international
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Photo courtesy UFC UFC heavyweight Tanner Boser owned a fan who took a cheap shot at his teammate KB Bhullar after a KO loss to Tom Breese on Fight Island. Bhullar is a highly-regarded middleweight prospect from Canada and a teammate of Boser at Shaved Bears MMA in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Though he was a
Last night (Sat., Oct. 10, 2020), UFC hosted another show on “Fight Island,” remaining inside the Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for UFC Fight Island 5. In the main event, Bantamweight kickboxers Cory Sandhagen and Marlon Moraes battled in a pivotal clash with major title implications. The rest of